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Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Iolanthe”

 “Iolanthe." | KATE WEIMAN/ BLUE HILL TROUPE
“Iolanthe.” | KATE WEIMAN/ BLUE HILL TROUPE

The Blue Hill Troupe presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s operetta “Iolanthe,” a tale of a fairy who, returning after a 25-year banishment for marrying a mortal, seeks protection for her son, who is half-mortal and half-fairy. The queen grants the boy a title in the House of Lords, but when he falls in love with the young ward of the Lord Chancellor, Fairyland and Parliament fall to pieces. El Teatro of El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Ave. at 104th St. Apr. 9 & 16, 2 p.m.; Apr. 10, 3 p.m. Tickets are $28-$100 at tinyurl.com/iolanthe2016. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Cancer and Blood Foundation.